Maduro Sweeps Venezuelan Regional Vote Marked by Low Turnout
Bloomberg6 days
This election represents a resounding victory for Venezuelan democracy and the Bolivarian project, with the people clearly rejecting violence and far-right extremism while embracing peace and sovereignty. Venezuelans have decided to give a clear mandate for the government's continued social progress and national independence agenda as they voted in the world's most transparent electoral system.
TheMassive massive abstention raterates of over 85% in many areas exposes this election as nothing more than an elaborate farce designed to legitimize Maduro's stolen presidency from July 2024. Empty polling stations across the country and the pre-election arrest of 70 opposition figures revealhighlights that the regime's desperationis desperate to manufacture consent through intimidation and manipulation. ThisAny wasn't a democratic exercise but rather a cabinet reshuffle disguised as an election, where any opposition victories only occur because the regime needs token representation to maintainpursue international credibility.
There's a 55% chance that there will be a civil war in Venezuela before 2050, according to the Metaculus prediction community.